# franca
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɾaŋ.kə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈfɾaŋ.ka]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Adjective

franca
* feminine singular of franc

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfrant͡sa]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ant͡sa
* Hyphenation: fran‧ca

### Adjective

franca (accusative singular francan, plural francaj, accusative plural francajn)
* French (of or pertaining to France, the French people, or the French language)
* (la franca) Clipping of la franca lingvo (“the French language”).

#### Hypernyms

* eŭropa (“European”)

#### Derived terms

* franclingvano, francparolanto (“a French speaker”)
* francparola, francparolanta (“French-speaking”)

#### Related terms

* france (“in French”)
* Francio (“France”)
* franco (“a French person”)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfran.ka/
* Rhymes: -anka
* Hyphenation: fràn‧ca

### Adjective

franca
* feminine singular of franco

#### Derived terms

* farla franca (“to get away with it”)

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* franca: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈfran.ka/, [ˈfräŋkä]
* franca: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈfran.ka/, [ˈfräŋkä]
* francā: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈfran.kaː/, [ˈfräŋkäː]
* francā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈfran.ka/, [ˈfräŋkä]

### Adjective

franca
* inflection of francus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Adjective

francā
* ablative feminine singular of francus

## Old English
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“javelin”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfrɑn.kɑ/, [ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ]

### Noun

franca m
* lance, javelin, spear

#### Declension

Weak:

#### Related terms

* Franca

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Franze, Franzose, from Middle High German franzōse, franzoise, from Old French françois. Doublet of Francja and Francuz. (Can this etymology be sourced?) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfran.t͡sa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ant͡sa
* Syllabification: fran‧ca

### Noun

franca f
* (colloquial, pathology) syphilis
    Synonyms: kiła, przymiot, syfilis
* (colloquial, pathology) nagging, chronic illness
    Synonym: choróbsko
* (colloquial, dermatology) pimple, pustule
    Synonyms: krosta, pryszcz, wyprysk
* (derogatory) blackguard, scoundrel
    Synonym: niegodziwiec

#### Derived terms

* francowaty

#### Related terms

* francowato
* francowata
* francowatość
* francowacieć impf

### Further reading

* franca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* franca in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
* Hyphenation: fran‧ca

### Adjective

franca
* feminine singular of franco

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian francare.

### Verb

a franca (third-person singular present franchează, past participle francat) 1st conjugation
* to stamp a letter

#### Conjugation
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɾanka/ [ˈfɾãŋ.ka]
* Rhymes: -anka
* Syllabification: fran‧ca

### Adjective

franca
* feminine singular of franco